CrafterCMS, a headless CMS for enterprises, recently announced that the United States Army has awarded it a five-year contract for its cloud-based solution, Crafter Cloud. The Army will use CrafterCMS for a variety of digital experiences, including video-based content.

“This contract is a testament to the strength, security and reliability of Crafter Cloud, our headless content management SaaS solution,” said Mike Vertal, CEO of CrafterCMS.

Elsewhere, Optimizely and commercetools have both been named winners by the MarTech Breakthrough and SaaS Awards, respectively, and there is an interesting discussion on LinkedIn about what adopting a composable approach really means.

Featured Stories

• Optimizely Named ‘Best Content Management Platform’ in 2024 MarTech Breakthrough Awards: “At Optimizely, we're all about making the marketing grind easier and receiving this recognition shows that we're hitting the mark. Our CMP is all about connecting the dots and making sure everything in the marketing lifecycle flows together smoothly.”

• commercetools Named a Winner in The 2024 SaaS Awards: “We are honored to be named Best SaaS Product for eCommerce in the 2024 SaaS Awards as it’s a true testament to the impact that our technology has on bringing innovation forward.”

• Headless on Sitecore: Looking at the (Many) Options: “Sitecore offers various pathways for adopting headless CMS, catering to different technical and business needs.”

• Why Continuous Improvement in Your Digital Experience Platform Matters: “Incorporating a continuous improvement approach to your digital experience management, including your website and your DXP, can yield better results for your business as well as your customers.”

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Stories that caught our eye

1. Why Customers Migrate From AEM to Magnolia: The composable DXP vendor explains the cost and complexity issues that push customers away from AEM. 

2. What Composability Means for Martech: The implications for CDPs and customer engagement platforms that rely on data in data warehouses.

3. Winning As a Team With Composable Content: Barry D’Arcy from Storyblok shares insights on the company’s growth. 

4. Contentstack Launches Edge Functions: A new feature from the composable CMS vendor. 

5. Dynamics 365 Store Commerce Self Checkout: A preview of the latest feature from Microsoft’s commerce solution.

The word on the street…

1. [LinkedIn]: The composable conundrum: Consultant at Future Edge Consulting Gareth Nutt explains what mid-market enterprises need to consider when considering composability and MACH.

2. [X]: Going headless with WordPress and Next.js: Vercel CEO Guillermo Rauch shares a template developers can use.